# Tools & technology — aerodynamics engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 17-2011.00.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes |
| Shell script | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Alstom ESARAD | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Alstom ESATAN | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Altera Quartus II | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Analytical Graphics STK Expert Edition | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| ANSYS simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Collier Research HyperSizer | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Computational fluid dynamics CFD software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Computer-aided engineering CAE software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Cullimore & Ring Technologies SINDA/FLUINT | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Cullimore & Ring Technologies Thermal Desktop | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Dassault Systemes Abaqus | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Data acquisition systems | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| ESI Group AutoSEA2 | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Fatigue analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Finite element analysis FEA software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Flexible dynamics modeling software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Grid generation software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Harvard Thermal TAS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| K&K Associates Thermal Analysis Kit TAK | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Maplesoft Maple | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MathWorks Simulink | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MAYA Nastran | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MSC Software Fatigue | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MSC Software Nastran | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| MSC Software Patran | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Network Analysis SINDA-G | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Phoenix Integration ModelCenter | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Southwest Research Institute NASGRO | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Stress analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| TEAM Engineering FEMAP | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Tecplot Focus | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Thermal analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Thermal Radiation Analysis System TRASYS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Thermal Synthesizer System TSS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Universal Technical Systems TK Solver | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Computer aided design and drafting CADD software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Thermal design software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| UGS Solid Edge | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Xilinx TMRTool | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| 1CadCam Unigraphics | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software |  |
| IBM Rational ClearCase | Configuration management software |  |
| Structure query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| Ada | Development environment software |  |
| Digital Equipment Corporation DIGITAL Fortran 90 | Development environment software |  |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |  |
| IBM Rational ClearQuest | Development environment software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| Verilog | Development environment software |  |
| Image processing systems | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software |  |
| Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS | Operating system software |  |
| PTC Pro/INTRALINK | Project management software |  |
| IBM Rational DOORS | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |  |
| IBM Rational RequisitePro | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 60 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- Python — **43 %**
- Matlab — **37 %**
- Pointwise — **22 %**

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